1254https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/882/17769/PHorshamES18010001.1.jpgde9babcb8cd9759c3a7afccdaa93df3chttps://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/882/17769/PHorshamES18010002.1.jpge9dea8403d99016d7e695014a5dc0b24https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/882/17769/PHorshamES18010003.1.jpge6c140db4de3f0ab4c44822400fe54f1Dublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceHorsham, EricEric Symonds HorshamE S HorshamDescriptionAn account of the resource14 items. An oral history interview with Eric Horsham (b. 1923), 9 photographs, and his memoirs. He flew operations as a flight engineer with 102 Squadron from RAF Pocklington.
The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Eric Horsham and catalogued by Barry Hunter.PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveDateA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource2017-01-05RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy.IdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextHorsham, ESDublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceEric Horsham's CrewDescriptionAn account of the resourceSeven airmen in front of their Halifax. On a second image the same image is annotated -
'Mid-Upper Gunner Jim Finney Hull
Flight Engineer Eric Horsham Wolwich SE London
Navigator Owen Shirley Carshalton Surrey
Pilot F/Lt Edgar Francis Seke St Michael
Bomadier B/A John Norris Finchley London
Wop/AG Alan Shepherd Ringwod Hants.
Rear Guns Ronald Alderton Hampstead London'.
On the reverse '
Pocklington 1944
Halifax III
(Eshersham Instructor 346/347 F French) Loraine (1946)
Sqdn - Elvington.
March 1944-1947'.DateA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource1944FormatThe file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resourceOne b/w photograph, annotatedLanguageA language of the resourceengTypeThe nature or genre of the resourcePhotographIdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextPHorshamES18010001,
PHorshamES18010002,
PHorshamES18010003CoverageThe spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevantRoyal Air ForceRoyal Air Force. Bomber CommandSpatial CoverageSpatial characteristics of the resource.Great BritainEngland--HullEngland--London--WoolwichEngland--CarshaltonEngland--London--FinchleyEngland--RingwoodEngland--London--HampsteadEngland--YorkshireTemporal CoverageTemporal characteristics of the resource.1944-03RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital Archive346 Squadron347 Squadronair gunneraircrewbomb aimerflight engineerHalifaxHalifax Mk 3navigatorpilotRAF ElvingtonRAF Pocklingtonwireless operatorDublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resource77 Squadron [concept]PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveRightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.ContributorAn entity responsible for making contributions to the resourceNigel MooreDescriptionAn account of the resourceBy the start of the Second World War 77 Squadron was equipped with Whitleys at RAF Driffield as part of 4 Group. The squadron took part in the early leaflet dropping and bombing campaigns. By the end of April 1942 it had carried out the most operations by a Whitley squadron. Between May and October 1942, following the withdrawal of the Whitley from frontline night bombing operations, the squadron and its aircraft were loaned to Coastal Command. It carried out anti-submarine and coastal patrols. In October 1942 the squadron moved back to 4 Group and converted to Halifaxes which it flew on bombing operations until the end of the war.
It was stationed at: RAF Driffield, RAF Linton-on-Ouse, RAF Topcliffe, RAF Leeming, RAF Chivenor, RAF Elvington and RAF Full Sutton.
Aircraft flown included: Whitley and Halifax
Bomber Command wartime losses: 8914 Group77 SquadronHalifaxRAF ChivenorRAF DriffieldRAF ElvingtonRAF Full SuttonRAF LeemingRAF Linton on OuseRAF TopcliffeWhitleyhttps://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/102/3571/MBooneRH1331310-150729-020003.1.jpgae8f0f1980371c91a5a28c7de1e9fb61https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/102/3571/MBooneRH1331310-150729-020004.1.jpgd415c7180ea7b09373c8544df47861f9https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/102/3571/MBooneRH1331310-150729-020005.1.jpgbd40b5bd980cf154d46b66ade38f410aDublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceBoone, RonaldRonnie BooneR BooneR H BooneDescriptionAn account of the resourceThe collection concerns Ronald Henry Boone (1331310, Royal Air Force). It includes five photographs, his personnel record and a record of his operations. Ronald Boone was an air gunner and flew operations with 77 Squadron at Royal Air Force Elvington and then 35 Squadron from RAF Graveley. He was killed when his Halifax was shot down by a night fighter on an operation to Münster 11/12 June 1943. <br /><br />The collection has been loaned to the IBCC Digital Archive for digitisation by Sandra Jones and catalogued by Nigel Huckins.<br /><br />Additional information on&nbsp;Ronald Boone is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/boone-rh-%C2%A5/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveRightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. DateA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource2015-10-01IdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextBoone, RTranscribed documentA resource consisting primarily of words for reading.TranscriptionText transcribed from audio recording or document[underlined] 18 Feb 1943 [/underlined]
Mine laying ops.
Route: [underlined] BASE [/underlined] ===[underlined] HORNSEA [/underlined]===[underlined] BALTRUM [/underlined]. Release point:54.08. N [underlined] FLAMBOROUGH [/underlined]===[underlined] BASE [/underlined]
Bomb Load: 1 MK IV B200 - NIL DELAY
1MK IVB 202 - NIL DELAY
NIL Cameras
NIL Nickels
Halifax 11 DT 685 “C”
F/SGT Goodwin found good visibility and his mines were laid in position as detailed from a height of 800ft. Moderate amount of light and heavy flak. A searchlight was observed at eastern side of [underlined] JUIST [/underlined] Aircraft landed safely.
[underlined] 26/7 Feb 1943 [/underlined]
Halifax DT 643 “A”
Target [underlined] COLOGNE [/underlined]
Route: BASE===SOUTHWOLD===NORDWYKE===TULICH===DUREEN===NORDWYKE===BASE.
Bomb loads 2 x 1000-37 pistol fuse 845
810 x 4lb incendiaries (ord)
32 x 30lb incendiaries (ord)
Nickels - Aircrafts A + J
Cameras - All aircraft.
Primary site located, dropped bombs on green TI Marker from 15000ft, whole area well carpeted from incendiaries, no distinctive fires. Nickels dropped 15 minutes after bombing. Enemy believed to be ME109 passed overhead 10ft above our aircraft and attacked from starboard quarter from 800 yards closing to 600 yards, evasive action taken, M109 [sic]broke away to port. Flak moderate heavy 2 search lights cones seen. Returned safe.
[page break]
[underlined] 26/27 March 1943 [/underlined]
Halifax 11JB 842 “E”
Left base 19.51
Landed back 00.19.
Bombing [underlined] DUISBERG (SR) [/underlined]
Bombs dropped at 18000ft cloud over target 10/10ths and results of bombing not seen. Large explosion was seen as aircraft left target area, 4 packages of G10 nickels were dropped after bombing. Numerous ineffective searchlights. Landed safe.
[underlined] 27/28 March 1943 [/underlined]
Bombing [underlined] BERLIN [/underlined]
Left base 19.56
Landed back 22.13
Took off but found Constant Speed Unit on Port inner was fluctuating. Bombs jettisoned safely position 53.46 N 02.01 E. also nickels. Returned safe.
[underlined] 29/30 March 1943 [/underlined]
Bombing [underlined] BERLIN [/underlined]
Left base 21.50
Landed back 05.11
Bomb loads: 2 x 1000 GP TD 0 025
5 x SBC (90 x 4)
5 x SBC (8 x 30)
Bombs dropped onto cluster TI markers from 18000ft. Ground haze at target, 2 fires seemed to be developing. 3 G 14 nickels dropped after bombing. Fires were seen when our aircraft was 120 miles away on return journey, flak light and number of searchlights. Return safe.
[page break]
[underlined] 28/29 April 1943 [/underlined]
Halifax 11 JB 846 “L”
[underlined] DUISBO? [/underlined]
Left base 20.24
Landed back 03.12
Mine laying dropping point 56.51 N x 11.09 E
Mines 1 x G 708 IV
1 X B 200 IV
Dropped at 300ft in position. Ordered flak from 2 flak ships, encountered no damage to aircraft and 12 searchlights in operation. Operation completed.
[underlined] 30th April/1st May 1943 [/underlined]
Bombing [underlined] ESSEN [/underlined]
Crew briefed but aircraft didn’t take off.
[underlined] 4/5 May 1943 [/underlined]
Bombing [underlined] DORTMUND [/underlined]
Left base 22.41
Landed back 03.54
Target attacked from 16300ft release point being 3 or 4 red TI markers in bombsite. Whole target covered with fires. Red explosion followed by blue one then big white flash was observed. Heavy flak from 3 or 4 guns observed and appeared to be accurately predicted. Safe return.Dublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceRonald Boone operations on 77 SquadronDescriptionAn account of the resourceDetails of nine operations carried out between February and May 1943 from RAF Elvington on 77 Squadron flying Halifax. Targets include Cologne, Berlin and several in the Ruhr.FormatThe file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resourceThree page typewritten documentLanguageA language of the resourceengTypeThe nature or genre of the resourceTextText. MemoirIdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextMBooneRH1331310-150729-020003, MBooneRH1331310-150729-020004, MBooneRH1331310-150729-020005CoverageThe spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevantRoyal Air ForceRoyal Air Force. Bomber CommandSpatial CoverageSpatial characteristics of the resource.Great BritainEngland--YorkshireEngland--YorkGermany--Ruhr RegionGermanyGermany--BerlinGermany--CologneTemporal CoverageTemporal characteristics of the resource.1943-021943-031943-041943-05RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveContributorAn entity responsible for making contributions to the resourceJeremy Patton77 SquadronbombingHalifaxMe 109RAF Elvingtonhttps://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/165/2246/PWrightJ1544.1.jpg5c332e0a9504a1f4d4d32946ae3936d3https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/files/original/165/2246/PWrightJ1545.2.jpgd500c286b79b8730f3fdca46158eb968Dublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceWright, JimJ R WrightPublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveDateA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource2015-05-21RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. Some items have not been published in order to protect the privacy of third parties, to comply with intellectual property regulations, or have been assessed as medium or low priority according to the IBCC Digital Archive collection policy and will therefore be published at a later stage. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collection-policy. IdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextWright, JDescriptionAn account of the resource91 items. The collection contains two oral history interviews with Jim Wright, letters, cuttings and photographs. It concerns James Roy Wright’s research into his father, Sergeant Arthur Charles Wright (1911 - 1943, 1149750 Royal Air Force) and an operation to Turin 12/13 July 1943 which caused 100 aircraft to violate Swiss airspace. Two aircraft were shot down or crashed in Switzerland. There are many photographs and details of the activities that night including reports by the Swiss authorities. The crews are identified with photographs and there are several photographs of the funerals at Vevey. Additional material includes aerial photograph of bomb damage in Germany. <br /><br />The collection has been donated to the IBCC Digital Archive by Jim Wright and catalogued by Nigel Huckins, with descriptions of official Swiss documents provided Gilvray Williams. <br /><br />Additional information on Arthur Charles Wright is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/wright-ac/">IBCC Losses Database</a>. This collection also contains items concerning Hugh Burke Bolger and his crew. Additional information on Hugh Burke Bolger is available via the <a href="https://internationalbcc.co.uk/losses/bolger-hb/">IBCC Losses Database</a>.Dublin CoreThe Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.TitleA name given to the resourceAircrew ready for flyingDescriptionAn account of the resourceMore than 25 airmen kitted up and standing outside two huts. Various airmen are identified and annotated on the image - ALE Robertson, SE Wodehouse, L Fairbrother.
It is captioned 'Tea Party prior Berlin 15/16 Feb 1944 30 aircrew 77 sqn RAF Elvington, [undecipherable] idents Best I can do Jim'.DateA point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource1944-02-15FormatThe file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resourceTwo annotated b/w photocopiesLanguageA language of the resourceengTypeThe nature or genre of the resourcePhotographIdentifierAn unambiguous reference to the resource within a given contextPWrightJ1544, PWrightJ1545CoverageThe spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevantRoyal Air ForceRoyal Air Force. Bomber CommandTemporal CoverageTemporal characteristics of the resource.1944-02-15RightsInformation about rights held in and over the resourceThis content is available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 International license (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0). It has been published ‘as is’ and may contain inaccuracies or culturally inappropriate references that do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the University of Lincoln or the International Bomber Command Centre. For more information, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ and https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/legal.PublisherAn entity responsible for making the resource availableIBCC Digital ArchiveSpatial CoverageSpatial characteristics of the resource.Great Britain77 SquadronaircrewHalifaxRAF Elvington